Museum of Sci-Fi Joins Forces with Science Channel

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The planned Museum of Science Fiction will be partnering with the
Science Channel to provide sponsorship and content for the new
venture, the museum announced today (Feb. 25).

The Science Channel will be the museum's exclusive media sponsor,
providing video content and promotional support for exhibits,
having a physical presence in the museum and collaborating on
joint events in Washington, D.C., where the museum will be
located.

"We are delighted by the prospect of working with the Science
Channel to help the Museum of Science Fiction fuel a cycle of
imagination to reality, and to continue driving interest in our
plan to create a new attraction for the Washington area," Greg
Viggiano, executive director for the
Museum of Science Fiction, said in a statement.

The Science Channel's leaders are equally excited about the
partnership. "Sometimes science fiction is the next inspiration
for science. Cell phones, tablets and much of the technology we
take for granted are works of science fiction that have become
science fact," Debbie Myers, the Science Channel’s executive vice
president and general manager, said in a statement.

The Museum of Science Fiction and the Science Channel plan to
collaborate on several events this year, including "Awesome Con,"
a conference "that embraces all aspects of geekdom and pop
culture," held April 18-20 at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

The museum is also working on using Science Channel content to
create "interactive and engaging exhibits" in its preview museum.

The full museum will feature seven sci-fi galleries, including:
the creators, vehicles, time travel concepts, aliens, computers,
robots and technology. Sci-fi collectors have offered to loan
materials for the exhibits, including models from the " Star
Trek " films and "Battlestar Galactica."

Another aim of the museum is to spark interest is STEAM (science
technology engineering art and mathematics) fields, through
mobile applications, handheld devices and wifi-enabled displays.